6.12.10 - tubing!

I realize there are no actual tubing pictures today...but i wasn't about to take my "real" camera with me today and i didn't want my phone to get wet on the river either...thus...there are only before and after pictures. oh well. :)

michael, eric, and i went tubing today. deciding where to go and getting there was a struggle because...well...guys are impossible to plan with. they just are. :-p but i knew once we were there it would be fun and it was. michael was worried about rain. he kept telling me, "i don't want to go tubing in the rain!" which amused me because we would already be wet so who cares about a little rain! ha. however, i prayed that it wouldn't rain while we were actually tubing and it was a little rainy on the way down but just as we arrived and got out of the car, the sun came out and stayed out the rest of the day! the water was *COLD*! but it was so much fun i didn't care a bit. i got dumped out on one of the rapids but managed to hang on to my tube and just float it out until i got close enough for the guys to pull me to shore to catch my breath. the actual tubing trip was over too soon even though it took a couple hours. i love water activities. :)

(i have no idea why blogger just changed the color of my font randomly...)

anyways, here's what's happening in the pictures above:

1. going up the mountain just past gatlinburg

2. the parking lot at newfound gap

3. view from the lookout at newfound gap

4. more view at nfg

5. coming home we decided the interstate might be the fastest route. we were wrong. it took around 2 hours to get there. it took 3 and a half to get home. they're still working on that rock slide and it goes down to 1 lane. but before it narrows down the lanes, everything backs up...for about 17 miles!!!

6. this is what eric did while we were going a whopping 0-5 mph. slept in various positions in the back seat of my car.

then we came back for pizza and games with some other friends. i found a new game. it's by cranium and it's called party playoffs. you should try it sometime. or come see me and we'll play it. :)

wow, that was a long post for my photo blog.